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A template is a Wikipedia page created to be included in other pages. It usually contains repetitive material that may need to show up on multiple articles or pages, often with customizable input. Templates sometimes use MediaWiki parser functions, nicknamed "magic words", a simple scripting language. Template pages are found in the template ...
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(For example, the script with the code <code>Semap</code> has the name <code>"flag semaphore"</code>, which should remain lowercase when used as part of the category name [[:Category:Translingual letters in flag semaphore]] but should be capitalized in [[:Category:Flag semaphore templates]].)
A simple trick allows to protect the "|" in template parameter values while still arriving as real "|" delimiter in the Wiki table, see the magic word {{!}}. Note that "!" Note that "!" (exclamation mark) has no problems with templates, it's the other delimiter used in Wiki tables.
Most templates allow authors to override the default text in this way, some require text put after the template call and some also need a vertical bar in between: {{table cell template}} text or {{table cell template}} | text. This information, the colors and default texts are found in the table below.
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Embedded templates do not function as expected inside {}; for longer, free-form blocks of code, which can contain templates such as {} and {}, use <code>...</code> as a wrapper instead of this template. Templates used inside {} expose the rendered HTML— this can be useful. For example:
Wikipedia:Citation templates for templates used to format article references and citations; Wikipedia:Requested templates, to request creation of a template. Category:Wikipedia templates; Special:ExpandTemplates, expands all templates recursively; Use this form to search in the Template: or Template_talk: namespaces. See Help:Searching for more ...